The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-09
ERIN'S DESPERATE FIGHT.
AN ALARMING INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF EVICTIONS.

a Remittance of G5,O 900 From Eugene
Kelly Acknowledged, But More
Money Needed-The Earl of Aber-
deem Banqueted at st. Paul-Lord
Harrington Defends the Opinions of
the Glasses.
LONDON, July s.-The Marquis of Hart
ington presided to-day over the meeting of
Liberal Unionists which assembled at Dew
onshire house, his London house, in response
to his call, to adopt measures for concerted
action on the Irish land bill The meeting
decided to support second reading of the
bill, and to reserve liberty of action respect
ing the measure in its committee stage.
committee, which includes Harrington
Chamberlain and ex-Attorney General
James, was appointed to consider and re-
port advisable amendments to the bill.
Lord Harrington in the House of Com
mons this afternoon, continuing the debate
on the Irish crimes bill said he recognized
that every portion of the majority support
ing the measure must bear its full onus of
responsibility for what has been done.
HIS PARTY's DESIRES.
The party which lie himself was connect
ed with desired that there should not be the
slightest donbt of their full acceptance of
the governments policy toward Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone had said that the opinion of
the whole civilized world condemned the
action of England, the exponentS of that
opinion being the literature of the world.
But the same authority also told them that
the opinion of the educated classes on the
question was only distinguished by
Self-sufiiciencv and shallowness TCheers !
So long as the Liberal UnionistS were sup
ported by the thinking and cultured classes
of England they would continue with con-
fidence in their course. "For,n added he,
"surely the masses cannot have better
knowledge than the educated classes of the
relations between England and Ireland"
THE BILL NOT PERMANENT
The bill was only permanent in the sense
that the government refused to publish the
date upon which the bill should cease to
operate. and the government did this be-
cause experience had shown that half of the
inefiiciency of preceding similar measures
was due to the fact that they operated for
too short period. Referring to Mr.. Glad
stones bills he said the Conservatives had
defeated both of them.
Hear hear,n shouted Mr.. Gladstone
amid laughter and cheers and Mr.. Goschen
exclaimed, "Ohe splendid admission, Oh,
splendid repentance"
Continuing Mr. GoSchen denied that the
literature of the civilized world condemned
the governments policy. The Americans
III their struggle for the maintenance OF the
union were not influenced by the opinion of
English statesmen and if American opinion
was against a continuance of the union of
England and Ireland, which be did not be-
lieve, the Unionists would not be influenced
by that opinion in their defense of such
cause.
MR.. DILLoN's ATTITUDE.
John Dillon said he was prepared to
legally acknowledge the duty of Irishmen
to the empire, but he held that their first
duty was to the welfare and liberty of the
Irish people. His party represented vast
and overwhelming majority of the people
whose fortune the bill affected, and those
who contended that the will of the majority
ought to prevail, ought not to assist in pass
ing the measure. The head and front Of the
Irish members offending was that for seven
years they had devoted themselves to a
struggle to induce their countrvmen to aban-
don violence and trust to agitation in Par
lament Yet they We're stigmatized
as the associates of assassins The
opinion of no civilized country
in the world, he continued, was of more
value to intelligent Englishmen than that of
America. 1t was absurd to state that nine
tenths of the educated people of America
were not on the side of Ireland Unques-
tionably the whole American press was on
their side. He maintained that Mr..
O'Blren's mission had been conspicuous
success both in the United States and in
Canada.
Mr. Redmond concluded the debate amid
great impatience.
The crimes bill passed its third reading by
a vote of $40 to 362. The announcement of
the vote was received with cheers and coun-
ter cheers.
A CONSERVATIVE ELECTED.
The election for member of Parliament
for the North division of Paddington took
place to-day Mr.. Aird, the Conservative
candidate, received $50 votes, against ,S12
for Mr.. Routledge (Gladstonian). This cleo
ton was made necessary owing
Cohen Conservative, who, in the general
election of 1885, carried the district over John
Kempster (Gladstonian), by majority of
go votes The total vote today was 353
more than at the last election. Although
the Liberals failed to elect their candidate
they claim that the result is a moral victory
for them.
THE EVICTION RELIEF FUND.
New YORK, July S.--Hon. Eugene Kelly
received to-day the following dispatch:
LONDON, July s, 1857.
Eugene Kelly, NeU York:
81 thank you and the Parliamentary Aid
Association most sincerely for the very op.
perfume remittance of 5000, which | have
handed to the Evicted Tenants Relief
Fund. There is pressing need in this direc-
ton, as evictions have alarmingly increased
during the last quarter and are being still
further stimulated by the crimes bill. |
trust that all of our friends will redouble
their exertiols for these unhappy victims of
landlord oppression. PARNELL.n
THE EARL or ABDERDEEN BANQUETED.
ST. PAUL, July S.-Some 200 Irish-Amer-
ican and other citizens of ST. Paul last night
sat down TO banquet rendered the Earl of
Aberdeen, late Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland,
now on his way East from the Pacific const
In nm address of welcome Bishop Ireland
described the guest of the evening as the
first Englishman who had ruled Ireland for
the Irish, and declared that the name Of
Mr.. Gladstone will take its place with those
of O'Connell and Parnell